Number of seats held by women in national parliaments (number) in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Number of seats held by women in national parliaments (number) was 22 in 2026. ▲ Rising
Number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Sri Lanka, 2000–2026
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 22 for number of seats held by women in national parliaments in 2026. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of up 69.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Sri Lanka peaked at 22 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 10, in 2001.
Sri Lanka ranks 139th of 212 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Number of seats held by women in national parliaments (number) in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 11 | — |
| 2001 | 10 | -9.1% |
| 2002 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 11 | +10.0% |
| 2006 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 13 | +18.2% |
| 2009 | 13 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 13 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 12 | -7.7% |
| 2012 | 13 | +8.3% |
| 2013 | 13 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 13 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 13 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 13 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 13 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 13 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 12 | -7.7% |
| 2020 | 12 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 12 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 12 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 12 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 12 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 22 | +83.3% |
| 2026 | 22 | +0.0% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 22 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 31, 71% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 22 is below the median for South Asia, which is 47.5, 46% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11 | 10 | 13 | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.8 | 12 | 13 | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.86 | 12 | 22 | 7 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 136 Malta 23 compare
- 136 Timor-Leste 23 compare
- 136 East Timor 23 compare
- 139 Congo 22 compare
- 139 Montenegro 22 compare
- 142 Luxembourg 21 compare
- 142 San Marino 21 compare
More gender data for Sri Lanka
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 4,804 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.8687 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 18,964 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 18,964 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.7411 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 155,366 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 162,031 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 156,342 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 163,015 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 157,484 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Sri Lanka?
- Number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Sri Lanka was 22 in 2026, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest number of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 22 in 2025.
- What is the lowest number of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 10 in 2001.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for number of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Sri Lanka ranks 139th out of 212 countries with data for 2026.
- Is number of seats held by women in national parliaments rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 69.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Number of seats held by women in national parliaments (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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